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- Anglesey (derived again from Norse – Ongul), while the Welsh name Môn, was first recorded as Latin Mona. Stop using the name ‘Anglesey’ and exclusively use the name ‘Ynys Môn’
business.senedd.wales/documents/s150069/Research brief.pdfStop using the name 'Anglesey' and exclusively use the name ...
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Sep 22, 2023 · A new online petition has already garnered support, and calls for Ynys Môn, or solely Môn, to be used exclusively when referring to the island.
Sep 22, 2023 · Campaigners are pushing to get the island of Anglesey referred to by its Welsh name only. Welsh language activists want Anglesey to be called Ynys Môn instead, with an online petition...
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Oct 4, 2023 · More than 2,000 people have backed a petition calling on the name Anglesey to be dropped in favour of Ynys Môn or just Môn. Around a quarter of the signatures are from Anglesey with a similar...
In regions like Ynys Môn (Anglesey) and Eryri (Snowdonia), where local Welsh names have been systematically replaced by English words, there is often vigorous campaigning for restoration of...
Sep 22, 2023 · A new campaign has been launched to get people to only refer to the island of Anglesey by its Welsh name only. Welsh language campaigners are backing the use of Ynys Môn and a new online petition ...
Petition title: To stop using the name 'Anglesey' and exclusively use the name 'Ynys Môn' or shorten to 'Môn'. Text of petition: Some other counties in Wales don't have a Welsh and English name. Môn is easy to pronounce for all people in all languages.
Jul 31, 2014 · Of all the places in north Wales/Gwynedd, the name for Ynys Mon was deliberately changed by the English/Norman invaders to Anglesey, but it belies the fact that Ynys Mon remains resolutely Welsh, with 7 out of 10 residents speaking Welsh.
